A HAND-BOOK OF GOLF 
FOR B C A R S 




BT FRANK VER BECK 

VITH NOTES BT HAYDEN CARRinii.MrE 



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 



Chap. Copyiiglit No. 



Shelf. 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



A HAND-BOOK OF GOLF 
FOR BEARS 



A Hand-book of Golf 
for Bears 



BY 

FRANK VERBECK 



VERSES BY 

HAYDEN CARRUTH 




NEW YORK 

R. H. RUSSELL, Publisher 



1900 



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is the Artist, 

Who golf never 



played ; 
Ditto the Author- 



But neither's afraid. 










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is the Bear, 
Who calls caddy 



a ninny, 
And remarks that this golf 
Is just old-fashioned 



shinny. 









2 





is the Caddy, 



Who says, "If of 




yore 



This was shinny, you bet 



I don't want any more ! 



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is the Drive, 

That is driven so 



high, 
And surprises them all 
As it sails through the 






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is the Enemy, 
Lurking quite 



nigh, 
Who gobbles the drive 



That is driven so high. 










2 



is the Fellow 

Who drops in to 



call, 
And thinks that the game 
Is played just like base- 









2 



is the Grandma 



Who also comes 




by, 




And knocks the ball flying 
The very first shy. 





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is the Hayseed, 
Who says " I've 




heerd tell 



Of your golf, I'll just try 



My old cotton umbrell. 



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's the Intruder, 
Who raises old Ned, 



'Cause a hard-driven ball. 
Makes a bump on his 



head. 





J 







is the Joke, 



As you readily 




see. 



When he strikes up the ball 
To a hole in the tree. 







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is the Kick, 



Which soon fol- 



lows the same. 



Says Caddy, "this thing 




Is a regular shame. 



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is the Lightning, 
Which hayseed 




thinks hits him 
As down on the ground 
He quite suddenly sits 





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is for Muscle, 
Of which fatty 



has piles, 
Says he, "I'll just knock it, 
A couple o' miles." 




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3 



stands for Nothing, 
Which tells the 
whole story 
Of fatty's attempt 

To achieve golfing 






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's an Outsider, 



Who wasn't ex 




pected, 
But now that he's here 



He isn't neglected. 







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2 



f^ 's his amazing 

Jackassical Play. 
And the ball? Why it 
didn't 
Come down till next 







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is the Quarrel, 
Which we greatly 
deplore, 
But they'll happen some- 
times 
When discussing the 









2 



is the Rasping 
And Riddling 




Rub, 
The damaging, dreadful 
And dastardly drub. 








is the Stream 



Where the ball 




disappears, 
Which instantly raises 



The players' worst fears. 











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is the Turtle 



Who passes it 




out, 



While Caddy lets ofF 
A hilarious shout. 









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is the Urchin, 



Run off for the 




day, 



Who asks forty questions, 
And gets in the way. 










is the Valor, 

Displayed by them 
all, 

When the silly old goose 

Tries to hatch out the 






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is the Weasel, 
Who comes 



from the ground 
And says, "Bet a cent 
There are fat geese 
around." 





>Liy 







the X-citement, 



As the wild 



bear they see; 
Poor wild bear, he knows 



Not a hole from a tree. 









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is the Yowl 
Of the wildcat 



so shrill. 
Says Caddy, "I wish those 
Wild beasts would keep 
still ! " 











2 



is the Zigzag, 
Which serves 
well to scare 'em 



When sporty bear comes 
And attempts a wild 






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Here came the 
bulldog, 



Of mighty low breed, 
He growled and he howled 
And these golfers he 
treed. 





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